SAN LEANDRO — A felon who owns a local pawnshop is facing weapon charges after a recent residential burglary led San Leandro police to his store where they said they not only found items stolen from the home, but later learned he had a slew of weapons and ammo stashed at his home.

Reuben Vargas, 56, of San Leandro, is due in Alameda County Superior Court July 1 in connection to the felony crimes that were unveiled in the weeks following a late March residential burglary at a home in the 500 block of Diehl Avenue, Sgt. Bob McManus said.

A 57-year-old homeowner told police that sometime on March 25 someone broke into her home through an unlocked bathroom window and stole her jewelry, McManus said.

Police were unable to locate a suspect but on March 27, the homeowner contacted police and told them they found her stolen jewelry at a business named Chelsies Gold on East 14th Street.

According to a police report, on March 27 the homeowner saw two sterling silver rings inside the store that had been stolen from her home and that the store’s owner — who police identified as Vargas — told her he bought the rings from an unknown male on March 26 for about $25, and that because he paid so little for them he did not record personal information from the person who sold him the jewelry.

When detectives visited the store Vargas, who police said is a felon, confirmed what the homeowner told police. Detectives also learned the store reportedly did not have a secondhand dealer’s license through the state. On April 7, prosecutors filed charges against Vargas for failing to document the identity of any person selling personal property and for failing to retain all purchased property for 30 days before reselling it, the report states. That same day a judge issued a warrant for Vargas’ arrest.

On April 27, the judge issued a warrant to search Vargas’ business, his home on the 1700 block of Arena Street and his white Chevrolet Silverado truck. Inside his home and garage, investigators said they found multiple loaded hand guns, high-powered rifles, and boxes of hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

Police arrested Vargas without incident during a traffic stop on April 30 outside his business and transported him to the San Leandro Police Department jail.